India and England team stuck in Pune due to Hotel room unavailability in Cuttack

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Internet Desk: Although the first ODI is over in Pune yesterday but due to lack of hotel rooms in Cuttack both the India and England team are scheduled to stay in Pune till Wednesday morning. India and England are scheduled to play the second ODI in Cuttack on Thursday.

Unavailability of Hotel rooms will see the teams stay in Pune and prepare for the second match of the series. The rooms in the hotel that the team is supposed to stay in is already booked for wedding purposes and rooms are available only from Thursday morning. Orissa Cricket Association secretary Ashirbad Behera said that lack of hotel rooms has forced the team to stay back in Pune.

Behera also said, “The team will be coming to Cuttack on Wednesday morning and train around 4 pm in the afternoon. Actually, the hotel is overbooked till Tuesday and there are no rooms available for the teams. But rooms are available from Wednesday and so the delay in the travel plans,”
A member of the Indian team management said that the team will hold training in Pune on Tuesday after a day’s break.

Indian team sources said no training is scheduled on Monday and the team will train on Tuesday in Pune. The team will travel to Cuttack the day after.

Asked about preparations for the ODI, Behera said: “Everything is in order and we are hoping that the match will be a great success just like the first ODI in Pune. As for the hotels, we can’t really help when it comes to these things. We can only book rooms when we have it available.

Behera also added, “Both the England team led by Eoin Morgan and the Indian team put up a brilliant show on Sunday and we hope the crowds are going to have a great time on Thursday. We have sold the tickets and the fans in the city can’t wait to watch Kohli and the boys put up a great show.”